latimes.com - 21 days ago
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An amendment proposed by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), approved 240 to 194, prohibits coverage of abortions in a new government-run health insurance plan.
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In a last-minute compromise seeking to secure a majority vote for a healthcare overhaul, House Democratic leaders agreed Saturday to essentially exclude abortion coverage from their bill except for insurance policies paid exclusively with private money.
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thehill.com - 21 days ago
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thehill.com —
A top House Democrat said Monday she's "confident"
that a conference committee will strip language in the...
House health bill on taxpayer funding for abortion. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats' chief deputy whip in the House, said ...
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Senior Dem 'confident' Stupak amendment will be stripped
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 21 days ago
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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org —
Our guest blogger is Jessica Arons , Director
of the Women’s Health and Rights Program at the...
Center for American Progress Action Fund. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) If you thought that just because abortion is a constitutional right and part of ...
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Why The Stupak Amendment Is A Monumental Setback For ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 20 days ago
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theplumline.whorunsgov.com —
The war within Democratic ranks over the anti-abortion
Stupak amendment is rapidly heating up, and Dem Rep....
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz threw down the gauntlet on MSNBC moments ago, vowing that she and others are doing all they can to kill the ...
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Wasserman-Schultz: We Will Kill Stupak Amendment
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Where Health Care Reform Stands Now: Who's Selling Out Whom For What
Open Left - Front Page —
... Reduces Practical Access to Abortion: The Stupak amendment, passed Saturday evening, makes it illegal for any plan offered on the exchanges to finance abortions. Any woman who wants abortion access, after being forced to buy insurance that doesn't include it, will have to buy it elsewhere. The practical result of this is a reduction in access to abortions. This, of course, primarily effects young, childbearing age women though their family members, boyfriends and so on will likewise be effected. ...
Kill This Bill
The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely —
... After the passage of the Stupak Amendment, however, we found it necessary to oppose passage of the bill as it currently stands. That opposition stems from a principle. The principle in question is now threatened: the right of a woman to choose. Choice. Choices. And those choices, under this bill, are eroded. ...
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Stupak's amendment stated that the public option ...
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motherjones.com 16 days ago — Roughly speaking, the Stupak amendment is simple: it says that anyone receiving a federal subsidy can't buy healthcare insurance that includes abortion coverage. There's a bit more, but that's the piece that's causing most of the backlash from ...
Bart Stupak: "There Will Be Hell To Pay" If My Amendment Is Removed
huffingtonpost.com 18 days ago — Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) is warning fellow Democrats not to mess with his restrictive anti-abortion amendment.
Pro-choice outrage was sparked by the inclusion of a provision in the House health care bill making it harder for private insurers to ...
Schakowsky: We're fighting off Stupak amendment
thehill.com 23 days ago — Liberals in Congress are whipping votes to beat back Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) abortion amendment, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said this morning. "We're going to be organizing today to vote against the amendment," Schakowsky told C-SPAN's ...
Stupak Warns Abortion Advocates Not to Remove Amendment From Bill
lifenews.com 18 days ago — Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Bart Stupak is now a household name thanks to the amendment he sponsored to the House health care bill that bears his moniker. The House approved his amendment to de-fund abortions in the government-run health care ...
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First Read 23 days ago
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro, Mike Viqueira, and Luke RussertDems "intend" to bring the health reform bill to a vote tomorrow. As many as 20 to 30 votes could hinge on abortion. Fix abortion, bill passes, one Democrat said.
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